Thurston Community College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PB
- Distance
- 3.7km away
Sybil Andrews Academy
Rougham Tower Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7QB
Local ranking5th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
780
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 11 October 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 60.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 126
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 627
- Boys
- 341 (52%)
- Girls
- 316 (48%)
- Capacity
- 780 (84% full)
- SEND
- 19.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.5%
- EAL
- 9.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,752/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 83.3%
- White Other: 7.5%
- Black African: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
83.3%
White British
7.5%
White Other
1.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Rougham Tower Avenue
Bury St Edmunds, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 140969
- UKPRN
- 10058101
- Establishment No.
- 4042
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Common questions about Sybil Andrews Academy
Explore schools in Bury St Edmunds
Often compared with
Parents weighing up Sybil Andrews Academy usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- C57Thurston Community CollegeCompare side by side
Bury St Edmunds · 3.7km away
- C56King Edward VI CEVC SchoolCompare side by side
Bury St Edmunds · 3.8km away
- C59Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolCompare side by side
Bury St Edmunds · 4.1km away
Schools like this
The nearest secondary schools to Sybil Andrews Academy
King Edward VI CEVC School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
- Distance
- 3.8km away
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
- Distance
- 4.1km away
St Benedict's Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
- Distance
- 4.2km away
Ixworth High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D47
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ixworth, IP31 2HS
- Distance
- 8.5km away
Stowmarket High School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
- Distance
- 16.2km away